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UNITED: STATES 1,644,827 PATENT omcs.

BENJAMIN GOLDENBERG, on NEW ron K, N. Y., ASSIGNOR so n'l I. nonsM'AN me, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF' NEW YORK.

DOLL.

Application filed June 22,

My invention relates to dolls and more particularly to that classthereof which include jointed or articulated limbs andhas for its-object to-provide a novel and efficient arrangement whereby such articulated limbs are connected with the body and the sections thereof are combined with each other. Other more specific'objects will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the'claims.

In the drawing, which. illustrates an example of the invention without definingsits 1imits,.Fig. 1 is aflviewofa doll with the invention incorporated therein, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary'sectional View of a limb on an enlarged scale constructedin'accordance with the invention, and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view'showing an arm embodying the novel construction.

For purposes of illustration, have shown the invention embodied in a doll which includes a stuffed body to which type of doll the improved arrangements are particularly adapted; it will beunderstood,however, that this is not to be taken as indicating the limits of the invention. Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the doll showntherein comprises a head 5 of any conventional type and construction and includingv a neck section 6- which is fastened to the body 7 in the usual way. The body as shown comprises an outerflexible covering cut to propershape and stuffed with a suitable filling 8 to give it a soft yielding form. The doll further includes articulated arms connected with the body 7 in any conventional manner so asto be capable of describing pivotal movements with respect to said body. This is shown in the illustrated example of the doll. The arms 9 include an upper member a which is formed With a flat end wall 10 transversely perforated as shown at 11 in Fig. 3. The wall 10 is fitted against the proper portion of the body 7 and is secured in place by means of a cotter pin 12 or other equivalent device which passes through the aperture 11 and through a registering aperture 13 in the body 7. The head of the cotter pin bears against a washer 14 located in surface engagement with the inner face of the wall 10 while the ends of the cotter pin 12 are turned over within the body 7 and bear against a metallic washer 15 which, in turn, is located in surface engagement with a disk of suitable material, said disk being positioned be 1926. Serial No; 117,686.

tween "the washer 15*and the flexible cover of whichthe body is made. With this arrangement the disk16 andthe contiguous portion of the body material 7 define a flat includes a fore-arnrsection Z)- formed at'itsf one end with a ball joint 9 adapted to fit into a co-operating socket in the oppos'edend of the arm section a. The sections a and b of'each arm are hollow and are connected with-each other, and the section?) is connected with the body 7 ,by means of an elastic connection 9 one end ofwhich is connected with a link 9 which inturn is fastened to the apertured head of the cotter pin 12. The other end of each elastic connection 9 is attached, either directly or through the medium-of an 1nterposed fastening device, with a-cross bar 9 embedded in the section b of each arm 9 and extending transversely across the same as shown in Fig. 3. The doll'further includes legs 17 whichalso are articulated and comprise a thigh section-a and a calf and foot section 6 the latter is formed 1 atits one 'endiwith a ball'joint 18 adapted to fit intoa 'socl zet 19in-the opposed end ofthe' section av WYlHOll may be connected with i the body 7 in conventional manner, preferably so as to be pivotally movable relatively thereto. For this purpose the section a as shown in Fig. 2, may be formed with an inclined straight wall 20 provided with an aperture 21 through which a cotter pin 22 or equivalent fastening device passes. The cotter pin 22 or its equivalent projects through an opening 23 in the body 7 of the doll and has its ends turned over within said body into engagement with a metal washer 24, which lies in surface engagement with a disk 25 of suitable material, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A Washer 26 may be located between the head of the cotter pin and the inner surface of the end wall 20 if desired. l Vith this arrangement, the disk 25 and the adjacent section of the cover material of the body 7 provide a bearing surface for the end wall 20 on which the leg is capable of being pivotally moved about the cotter pin '22 relatively to said body 7. The

sections a and b of each leg are both hollow and are connected with each other, and the section b is connected with the body 7 by means of an elastic connection 26 having its one end attached to a link 27 which, in turn, is connected with the apertured head of the cotter pin 22; the opposite end of the clastic connection 26 is connected either directly or through the medium of an interposed fastening device with a cross-bar 28 embedded in the section Z) of the leg and extending transversely across the same, as shown in Fig. 2. The cross-bar 9 of each arm 9 and the cross-bar 28 of each leg 17 are located entirely within the sections Z2 and 7) respectively with the opposite ends of each crossbar embedded in the material of which the arm section b and the leg section b are made so as to lie inwardly at a distance from the outer surfaces of said arm and leg sections respectively. If desired, the arm and leg sections 6 and Z) may each be provided with inward projections 29 to strengthen them at the point where the cross-bars 9 and 28 are located. v a

Any suitable method may be followed properly to embed the cross-bar 9 in an arm section b and thecross-bar 28 in a leg section I). It is preferred, however, to cast the arm section b or the leg section b in two halves as 2 indicated for instance by the broken line in Fig. 2. That is to say, the one half of the arm or leg section 2') or b is cast and during this process the one end of the cross-bar 9 or 28 is embedded therein after which the second half of the arm or leg section b or b is cast in a manner to embed the other end of said cross-bar in this second section. Proper steps are, of course, taken to bring about a union between the two halves so that in the finished product, the arm or leg will comprise a single hollow section in which the cross-bar 9 or 28 is firmly embedded with its opposite ends located at a distance from the outer surface of the arm or leg as the case may be.

With this arrangement, the arm sections a and b and the leg sections a and b are yieldingly connected with each other in an efficient manner so as to permit the sections 2) and b to' be adjusted relatively to the sections a and a in any desired manner and at the same time a most secure and efficient connection between the arm or leg sections and i') and the elastic 9 or 26 respectively is provided. While the invention is particularly adapted for use in dolls, the bodies of which are stufi'ed, it obviously may be efficiently utilized in connection with dolls of other construction.

Various changes in the specific forms shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

7!. claim: V

In a doll a stuffed body including a fieXi: ble outer cover, an articulated limb having an end wall and comprising a plurality of. communicating hollow sections, a disk located within said body in registry with said end wall and in combination therewith constitutin a bearing upon which said limb is pivotally movable relatively to said body, a fastening device passing through said end wall and said disk for pivotally connecting said limb with said body, a cross-bar having its ends embedded in the opposite walls of the limb section farthest from said end wall, and an elastic member extending lengthwise of said limb and connected at one end with said cross-bar and at the other endwith said fastening device for yieldingly connecting said limb sections with eachother.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

BENJAMIN GOLDENBERG. 

